Silver / 2022 / Nature / Seasons

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Seasons
• Photographer
  Wataru Aoki, Japan
• Website
  https://www.closed-garden.net
• Instagram
  http://www.instagram.com/pfwa_13

On the way back from shooting the dawn of cherry blossoms with the snow-covered mountains, I saw the rising sun shining on the surface of a large, calm river.
The river fog happened to rise due to the temperature difference from the night before, and I immediately started to look if there was a place where cherry blossoms were blooming near the river.
I was lucky enough to find a small parking lot.
I parked my car there and hurried to the riverbank, composed the composition and released the shutter.

In 2007, I was fascinated by the magnificent scenery in Hokkaido, which I visited for the first time, and started taking landscape photographs.
Then I continued to shoot at world-famous scenic spots such as the Grand Circle in the United States, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef.
I have ever visited 15 countries and continue my adventure in pursuit of fascinating landscapes.

Awards
* World's Top10 Landscape Photo Contest 2021
Aerial Category : Bronze Prize Winner

* Budapest International Foto Awards 2021
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Seasons Category : Silver Prize Winner

* International Photography Awards 2020
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Landscape Category : 2nd Place Winner

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* International Photography Awards 2021
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Seasons Category : Honorable Mention (2pics)

Non-Professional Section, Nature / Trees Category : Honorable Mention (1pic)

* World's Top10 Landscape Photo Contest 2021
Trees & Lakes Category : Finalist (1 photo each)

* International Photography Awards 2020
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Landscape Category : Honorable Mention (3pics)
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Seasons Category : Honorable Mention (2pics)

* Tokyo International Foto Awards 2020
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Landscape Category : Honorable Mention (2pics)

* International Photography Awards 2019
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Landscape Category : Honorable Mention (2pics)
Non-Professional Section, Architecture / Historic Category : Honorable Mention (1pic)

* Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019
Non-Professional Section, Nature / Aerial Category : Honorable Mention (1pic)